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Ancient Rome, during the time of Emperor Nero. Vinicius, a young patrician, falls in love with the beautiful Lygia, the daughter of a Barbarian commander who was killed in battle, and wants her for his concubine. For Lygia, a Christian, being a pagan's concubine is a severe sin and disgrace. However, when Vinicius is wounded, Lygia cares for him, and starts to reciprocate his feelings. Vinicius, in return, becomes interested in Christian learning and asks Apostle Peter to teach him. In the meantime, Emperor Nero accuses Christians of having started a great fire in Rome. He encourages the imprisonment, torture and murder of his Christian subjects.
Sep 2001
Kuba is an employee of an ad agency. Everything begins with the disappearance of a Russian model who appeared on one of their billboard advertising. Kuba is drawn into the brutal murder case, and becomes the target of an organized gang.
Nov 1998
Thirty year old Benek experiences a crisis mainly manifested by compulsive suicidal thoughts and dreams about death. Accidentally he meets a beautiful, magnetic and mouthy Lena. He is dazzled from the first moment and his admiration grows when Lena not only understands his suicidal preoccupation but shares a similar one. They embark on a crazy journey during which Benek realizes he is not the only man in Lena's life - in addition, the girl has cancer, and she is not attempting to treat it. Admiration mixes with fear - finally Benek promises to accompany her to the end...
Oct 2015
Mar 2008
The war between Iraq and Kuwait is just about to begin. While all foreigners are leaving Iraq, Pawel, a young Polish engineer is captured by the Iraqi Secret Service. His father, a retired secret service operative goes to Iraq to attempt to rescue him not knowing that he is secretly being used as bait. Now, two Polish secret agents have been assigned by the CIA to attempt a rescue mission. The stakes are high, but are they high enough to risk the life of one of the best officers?
May 1999
A seriously wounded gangster with a bag full of money stops at a deserted gas station.
Oct 2001
Inspired by real events, the story of a young girl - a former prostitute - running away from her persecutors. She is accompanied by a boy in love with her, who is ready to do anything in the name of love. Even kill...
Nov 1999
Two friends make a bet. One of them - an A student and a computer genius Marcin - under the terms of the dispute must be received five days of complete submission to his clever friend Turbo - and he, in turn, guarantees him the easy money and attention to a long-legged beauty.
Sep 2002
The lives of urbanites intertwine in a world where anything can happen at any time.
Sep 2015
A Polish mother travels to Africa to find a Ghanian girl her late daughter rescued from slavery.
Oct 2008
They are in love. They are together. They are building their happiness. Not in ‘another way’. In the same way. Polish gays and lesbians living in permanent relationships do not confirm the stereotype of life filled with hundreds of sexual partners. Faithfulness and normality are the most important for them although the reality they live in does not make their every day existence easier. Homo.pl is a warm portrait without pity or a patronizing approach. ‘They’ are some of ‘us’.
Jul 2008
The film follows kickboxer Marek Piotrowski’s rise to fame after winning the amateur world championship and moving to the US, where he becomes the US and World Champion. His success attracts Hollywood stars and a movie offer. However, after a knockout loss to Ricky Roufus and a defeat to Rob Kaman, his health and life decline. Facing personal struggles, including a divorce and the revelation he isn’t his son’s father, he returns to Poland to rebuild his life.
Jun 2007
The teenage siblings know that no one will give them a life more interesting than vegetating in a gloomy hole. They take matters into their own hands and organize a bank robbery, because money is their ticket to a better world. Everything was supposed to go smoothly, but then that fatal bad luck struck... Cop 1 isn't so bad: he keeps his wife in line because he loves her, he drinks because he's lost, he takes bribes because he needs money for booze. Cop 2 isn't bad either, he just supports Cop 1, who's in trouble, spiritually. Soon, the paths of the cops and thieves will cross...
Jan 2000
Trans-Action tells the story of an extraordinary woman. Anna Grodzka who in 2011 became the first transgender person in the Polish government, and the third transgender member of government in world history, was born in the male body and decided to finally begin her life as a woman only in her 50s. The film documents the most important chapters in this intimate process of transformation. We observe Anna in her daily activities in Warsaw, we witness her intimate conversations with her son and closest friends.
Jan 2010
The film tells about mainly three people - Max, a bored, smart, poor University Professor of Philosophy; Ramzes, a mafia leader, cool, strong, merciless bully and Stella, Ramzes girlfriend.
Aug 2002
Andrzej Fidyk’s and Anna Więckowska’s film tells a story of social and political system changes that have taken place in Poland after 1989.
Dec 2009
This feature puts the spotlight on love, friendship and sexuality of the disabled.
A documentary dedicated to the gothic subculture, the life of Goths, their philosophy, music, and boundaries which they are not afraid to cross.
Oct 2009
The story of six Polish emigrants living in New York City, who try to live their American Dream and cope with the realities of the Big Apple.
Sep 1997
A period film, set in 19th century China in the Polish community who are there building the railway. A woman enters into an extramarital affair with a painter.
Sep 1999